01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC010342
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- EH21 6AA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We operate as a church and hold regular meetings (sunday services, prayer meetings, youth meetings etc).
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs appearing in the Schedule hereto attached in Scotland and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Directors may from time to time think fit and other such purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of Scotland and are connected with the charitable work of the Charity. (b) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Edinburgh and the Lothians without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved. (c) To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in such parts of Scotland, the United Kingdom and the world as the Directors may from time to time think fit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £115,015 | £96,622 | 3 | 8 April 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | £118,811 | £113,619 | 3 | 8 April 2026 |
| 31 December 2022 | £117,629 | £127,192 | 3 | 1 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | £97,408 | £112,926 | 3 | 10 January 2023 |
| 31 December 2020 | £120,299 | £122,814 | 3 | 30 September 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 49 Bridge Street, Musselburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.myhopechurch.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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